The first and biggest news of the day was City drawing Real Madrid out of the bowl this morning, setting up a huge Champions League semi-final clash between the Blues and the world’s most successful football club. Ahsan and Sam Lee were quick to react to the draw with a new episode of the City Watch Podcast.

City received plenty of criticism, including from us at City Watch, over the pricing of the PSG game, and despite said game selling out following the 2-2 draw in Paris, the club have listened with reasonable pricing for the semi-final first leg at the Etihad. The added discount for those on the cup scheme is a good example of rewarding loyalty. Well done City!

Not so good news is that Kompany, Silva and Sterling are all out of tomorrow’s game with Chelsea. However, the talented trio could be back for Tuesday’s game against Newcastle, which barring any injuries tomorrow would see City have a (extremely rare) clean bill of health! Be sure to check out Adam’s preview, Anis’ predicted team article, and our Ask the Opposition with Joe Tweedie for City Watch coverage of tomorrow’s big game!

Vincent Kompany and David Silva are out of the Chelsea game. Sterling is also missing still, but could return against Newcastle on Tuesday.

The big transfer story of the day is one we’ve been hearing about for a while. The Sun’s football editor Charlie Wyett posted an exclusive today that City have agreed a fee for Ilkay Gundogan after weeks of haggling. Yours truly has been crying out for some elite central midfield signings for a while now, and Gundogan is an ideal fit, on paper, for a Pep Guardiola side.

After weeks of talks, City have agreed a £30m fee with Borussia Dortmund for Ilkay Gundogan (25). [The Sun] pic.twitter.com/tWIgFZa8rw

The man Gundogan could replace, Yaya Toure, is testing the patience of City’s board. Or rather, his odious agent Dimitri Seluk is. City are happy for Yaya to stay and play for Pep, but will listen to offers according to the Daily Mail.

Yaya Toure's standing at Manchester City is being seriously undermined by the continued comments of his agent Dimitri Seluk. [Daily Mail]

Along with regularly contributing to our site and podcast, Stephen Tudor runs The Daisy Cutter and wrote an exceptional piece on BT Sports’ petty treatment of Manchester City, English football’s last hope in Europe’s elite competition this season.

Emptihad? Total bollocks of course, a social media creation latched on to by click-hungry popular websites. City’s attendances have been exemplary for most of the season, despite an admittedly high number of season ticket holders not showing up. Even in the Champions League, where average attendances are lower than in the Premier League, City are one of the best attended of all 32 teams who have been involved.